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NY10570, EMTBravo's May 2014 MOTM.

Lenny Joyner AKA "NY10570" was one of the most active, popular, and respected members of this site, always making well-thought out posts with solid facts and interesting insight. His posts enlightened many and shared his knowledge from which many EMS providers on this forum learned from. There is a huge void that can never be filled without him on EMTBravo.
His EMTBravo Profile, where you can find his excellent posts: NY10570 Profile
His very last post on EMTBravo, the day before the accident: "Questioning for infectious diseases as part of medical history"

Lenny Joyner was killed in a hiking accident in Colorado on or about July 19th, 2012. He was initially missing for several days before he was found by a helicopter search crew deceased after an 1,000 foot fall on July 24th at 31 years old. His last post on EMTBravo was on July 18th 2012. Members of EMTBravo expressed their prayers and support that he be found alive and express their reflections of his loss on this thread:

Thread: FDNY Paramedic and Distinguished EMTBravo Member NY10570 Missing In Colorado

Lenny was also was a well respected and distinguished Paramedic, known for his excellent clinical skills, serving with FDNY EMS Station 7, and a Volunteer Firefighter in Pleasantville. He was also an Eagle Scout. Before leaving for FDNY EMS, he was an EMT with WEMS. His ultimate goal was to become an FDNY Firefighter.

We honor the memory of Lenny "NY10570" and reflect on him being one of the pillars of this forum by awarding him May's "Member Of The Month". We know he still visits the forum everyday from up there. He is missed by all, and we want to make sure his legacy is remembered forever, and his knowledge is still used by those is the future.
Please, click "LIKE" to show Lenny is still in your thoughts and prayers.
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NY10570, EMTBravo's May 2014 MOTM.

Lenny Joyner AKA "NY10570" was one of the most active, popular, and respected members of this site, always making well-thought out posts with solid facts and interesting insight. His posts enlightened many and shared his knowledge from which many EMS providers on this forum learned from. There is a huge void that can never be filled without him on EMTBravo.
His EMTBravo Profile, where you can find his excellent posts: NY10570 Profile
His very last post on EMTBravo, the day before the accident: "Questioning for infectious diseases as part of medical history"

Lenny Joyner was killed in a hiking accident in Colorado on or about July 19th, 2012. He was initially missing for several days before he was found by a helicopter search crew deceased after an 1,000 foot fall on July 24th at 31 years old. His last post on EMTBravo was on July 18th 2012. Members of EMTBravo expressed their prayers and support that he be found alive and express their reflections of his loss on this thread:

Thread: FDNY Paramedic and Distinguished EMTBravo Member NY10570 Missing In Colorado

Lenny was also was a well respected and distinguished Paramedic, known for his excellent clinical skills, serving with FDNY EMS Station 7, and a Volunteer Firefighter in Pleasantville. He was also an Eagle Scout. Before leaving for FDNY EMS, he was an EMT with WEMS. His ultimate goal was to become an FDNY Firefighter.

We honor the memory of Lenny "NY10570" and reflect on him being one of the pillars of this forum by awarding him May's "Member Of The Month". We know he still visits the forum everyday from up there. He is missed by all, and we want to make sure his legacy is remembered forever, and his knowledge is still used by those is the future.
Please, click "LIKE" to show Lenny is still in your thoughts and prayers.
Video tribute:

NY10570, EMTBravo's May 2014 MOTM.

Lenny Joyner AKA "NY10570" was one of the most active, popular, and respected members of this site, always making well-thought out posts with solid facts and interesting insight. His posts enlightened many and shared his knowledge from which many EMS providers on this forum learned from. There is a huge void that can never be filled without him on EMTBravo.
His EMTBravo Profile, where you can find his excellent posts: NY10570 Profile
His very last post on EMTBravo, the day before the accident: "Questioning for infectious diseases as part of medical history"

Lenny Joyner was killed in a hiking accident in Colorado on or about July 19th, 2012. He was initially missing for several days before he was found by a helicopter search crew deceased after an 1,000 foot fall on July 24th at 31 years old. His last post on EMTBravo was on July 18th 2012. Members of EMTBravo expressed their prayers and support that he be found alive and express their reflections of his loss on this thread:

Thread: FDNY Paramedic and Distinguished EMTBravo Member NY10570 Missing In Colorado

Lenny was also was a well respected and distinguished Paramedic, known for his excellent clinical skills, serving with FDNY EMS Station 7, and a Volunteer Firefighter in Pleasantville. He was also an Eagle Scout. Before leaving for FDNY EMS, he was an EMT with WEMS. His ultimate goal was to become an FDNY Firefighter.

We honor the memory of Lenny "NY10570" and reflect on him being one of the pillars of this forum by awarding him May's "Member Of The Month". We know he still visits the forum everyday from up there. He is missed by all, and we want to make sure his legacy is remembered forever, and his knowledge is still used by those is the future.
Please, click "LIKE" to show Lenny is still in your thoughts and prayers.
Video tribute:

NY10570, EMTBravo's May 2014 MOTM.

Lenny Joyner AKA "NY10570" was one of the most active, popular, and respected members of this site, always making well-thought out posts with solid facts and interesting insight. His posts enlightened many and shared his knowledge from which many EMS providers on this forum learned from. There is a huge void that can never be filled without him on EMTBravo.
His EMTBravo Profile, where you can find his excellent posts: NY10570 Profile
His very last post on EMTBravo, the day before the accident: "Questioning for infectious diseases as part of medical history"

Lenny Joyner was killed in a hiking accident in Colorado on or about July 19th, 2012. He was initially missing for several days before he was found by a helicopter search crew deceased after an 1,000 foot fall on July 24th at 31 years old. His last post on EMTBravo was on July 18th 2012. Members of EMTBravo expressed their prayers and support that he be found alive and express their reflections of his loss on this thread:

Thread: FDNY Paramedic and Distinguished EMTBravo Member NY10570 Missing In Colorado

Lenny was also was a well respected and distinguished Paramedic, known for his excellent clinical skills, serving with FDNY EMS Station 7, and a Volunteer Firefighter in Pleasantville. He was also an Eagle Scout. Before leaving for FDNY EMS, he was an EMT with WEMS. His ultimate goal was to become an FDNY Firefighter.

We honor the memory of Lenny "NY10570" and reflect on him being one of the pillars of this forum by awarding him May's "Member Of The Month". We know he still visits the forum everyday from up there. He is missed by all, and we want to make sure his legacy is remembered forever, and his knowledge is still used by those is the future.
Please, click "LIKE" to show Lenny is still in your thoughts and prayers.
Video tribute:

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We feel threads such as the ones described above aren't appropriate for the forum and really have nothing to do with Emergency Services. Often, these threads just turn into a bash-fest, and are counterproductive.

This community aims to build camaraderie and relationships, to promote inter-agency cooperation, share information and ideas, and highlight the emergency services community.

Any new thread violating this new policy will be subject to deletion by the staff.

Congrats to RWC130, EMTBravo's April 2014 MOTM.
RWC130 has been a member of EMTBravo since it's inception. He found out while we chatting on an ancient technology called "AOL IM" (real time computer chat app) while I was living in Woburn, MA and he was in Peekskill about starting a website. I quickly whipped up something small, he was the first visitor and the second to sign up, making him "Member Number 2" It's his dream just as much as it is mine. His loyalty has never wavered.
Throughout the 11 years of being members of the site, Rob has been a great advocate and champion for the site. He's been here during the great times, and the not so great time. He's developed numerous ideas that would help the site, and has promoted it in every way possible. Rob's nature makes the "Work Together - Win Together" motto of EMTBravo.com possible.

Congrats to RWC130, EMTBravo's April 2014 MOTM.
RWC130 has been a member of EMTBravo since it's inception. He found out while we chatting on an ancient technology called "AOL IM" (real time computer chat app) while I was living in Woburn, MA and he was in Peekskill about starting a website. I quickly whipped up something small, he was the first visitor and the second to sign up, making him "Member Number 2" It's his dream just as much as it is mine. His loyalty has never wavered.
Throughout the 11 years of being members of the site, Rob has been a great advocate and champion for the site. He's been here during the great times, and the not so great time. He's developed numerous ideas that would help the site, and has promoted it in every way possible. Rob's nature makes the "Work Together - Win Together" motto of EMTBravo.com possible.

Congrats to RWC130, EMTBravo's April 2014 MOTM.
RWC130 has been a member of EMTBravo since it's inception. He found out while we chatting on an ancient technology called "AOL IM" (real time computer chat app) while I was living in Woburn, MA and he was in Peekskill about starting a website. I quickly whipped up something small, he was the first visitor and the second to sign up, making him "Member Number 2" It's his dream just as much as it is mine. His loyalty has never wavered.
Throughout the 11 years of being members of the site, Rob has been a great advocate and champion for the site. He's been here during the great times, and the not so great time. He's developed numerous ideas that would help the site, and has promoted it in every way possible. Rob's nature makes the "Work Together - Win Together" motto of EMTBravo.com possible.

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Congrats to JetPhoto, EMTBravo's March 2014 MOTM.
JetPhoto has been a member of EMTBravo since January of 2006. He regularly contributes knowledgeable, insightful topics and posts, including the latest news and events. He is a contributing, supportive and active member on EMTBravo, always interacting in a positive and respectful fashion.
JetPhoto is just one our many, many excellent and dedicated members who are deserving of this recognition, and we will continue to recognize these members every month.

Sorry it took me so long to make the pick this month.
Congrats to FDNY 10-75, our February 2014 MOTM.
FDNY 10-75 has been a member of EMTBravo since September of 2004. He regularly contributes knowledgeable posts and photos, and is a very loyal member who truly wants the best for this site;
He is also THE premier photographer for New York State fire apparatus. He shares his stunning work on his website. http://www.10-75.net/
FDNY 10-75 is just one our many, many excellent and dedicated members who are deserving of this recognition, and we will continue to recognize these members every month.

Congrats to FFPCogs, EMTBravo's January 2014 MOTM.
FFPCogs has been a member of EMTBravo since 2008. He regularly contributes knowledgeable, insightful topics and posts. He is serving in Afghanistan, yet checks in on EMTBravo almost everyday. He routinely shares very interesting accounts of what's going on with his work overseas, as well as contributing insight to other topics in a positive way.
FFPCogs is just one our many, many excellent and dedicated members who are deserving of this recognition, and we will continue to recognize these members every month.

Congrats to FFPCogs, EMTBravo's January 2014 MOTM.
FFPCogs has been a member of EMTBravo since 2008. He regularly contributes knowledgeable, insightful topics and posts. He is serving in Afghanistan, yet checks in on EMTBravo almost everyday. He routinely shares very interesting accounts of what's going on with his work overseas, as well as contributing insight to other topics in a positive way.
FFPCogs is just one our many, many excellent and dedicated members who are deserving of this recognition, and we will continue to recognize these members every month.

Congrats to FFPCogs, EMTBravo's January 2014 MOTM.
FFPCogs has been a member of EMTBravo since 2008. He regularly contributes knowledgeable, insightful topics and posts. He is serving in Afghanistan, yet checks in on EMTBravo almost everyday. He routinely shares very interesting accounts of what's going on with his work overseas, as well as contributing insight to other topics in a positive way.
FFPCogs is just one our many, many excellent and dedicated members who are deserving of this recognition, and we will continue to recognize these members every month.

Been a while but I just checked in and the site looks good. As always, lots of good info. I will try to be a little more active. Studying for the upcoming test has taken a lot of my attention away from normal routines.
Joe

Aha! There they are. These bad boys are sitting outside the PSTF, last I recall. I brothers in Monroe County tell me these midi's get used at the academy for career classes and when vollie departments cannot produce an apparatus for a class.
As far as the RFD returning to the Q/M system, keep dreaming. It'll be a long time before the political structure of Rochester even considers it. They're having a tough enough time trying to NOT become the next Detroit!

What's horribly ironic is that the quint/midi concept was a cost saving measure that cut the number of firefighters and companies; from what I remember quint/midi houses were actually engine and truck houses with 8 guys total that then went to 6. And now, it was sold as look look, we're getting back to true engines and trucks. But once again, manpower was cut. Houses that had 6 now have 4.

100% true, though we wish it was false
The LDC is sent on "multiple calls" or receipts of a "working fire". LDC will act as Command, freeing up the BC to act as Ops. Most run of the mill house fires, BC will stay in Command, LDC will check it out, and return to quarters. LDC organizes all station staffing.
EDC Curran (in the photo) is C2. Any 2nd Alarm or greater, C1, C2...on down, is notified to respond. They most often serve as liason's.
That's a pic of Midi 6 and Midi 7 hanging out at the PSTF. They were originally Midi 4 and Midi 8. Once those Quint co.'s closed, thy were re-assigned to the busy and last Q/M's to close > M6 (North Clinton) and M7 (North Goodman). There was brief talk of stripping the Midi's completely, and replacing with 5 inch hose for large water supply. Obviously, it didn't happen. M6 and M7 remain at the academy for training purposes only.
Also, Rochester is a far cry from Detroit. In fact, a fairly financially stable city. City council posed possible FF cuts, for no reason at all really. They continue to dump money into the epically failing school system, in which their answer is to dump as much money as possible into it, maybe it will get better.

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Seth G.

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A reminder to all our members:
There is only one official EMTBravo Facebook page.
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There are several pages out there that attempt to imply that they are affiliated with us in subtle and non subtle ways, but they are not. We do not endorse or are related to any other Facebook page except for the one linked above.
Please use caution when liking, joining, or accepting an invitation to join any group on Facebook, and remember that group organizers can add you to a group without your permission. Some of these sites can (and have in some cases) done this to validate their cause or site. Also keep in mind that "likes" can literally be bought, and are in no way an indicator of a page's success, legitimacy, or activity.
Be careful about who you affiliate with on Facebook. For more about safety on Facebook, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/fbsafety
And just a fun note, EMTBravo.com was around and well established before Facebook.
Feel free to email any questions, comments, or concerns to seth@emtbravo.com

Members,
I know I've changed titles around a lot in the past, but we are going forward in a new direction with this forum.
I've changed the "Director Of Operations" to the "Chief Of Operations" because that title is much more understandable to emergency services personnel.
With that said, Rob Casasanta (RWC130) has been appointed as EMTBravo's Chief Of Operations. Rob has been a member of this forum since it's inception (10 years), and is the second person registered after me. He is proud to be a member, has helped to get this site to where it is today, and has always given me sound advice and guidance. He is very diplomatic, which is something we need. He has some great ideas to expand the site, like heading up the EMTBravo Muster, and has continued to show great initiative and planning for a successful future. He wants the best for this site and it's members.
Rob has always been someone I trusted greatly, and is a true friend and has no "agenda". He is tolerant, understanding, caring, and honest. It has come time to appoint someone to be my equal should something happen to me health wise and to assure the future of the site. In the next few weeks, we will be forming a written partnership agreement regarding this. I will also be training him and providing him with what he needs to run the site (so, for example, we don't have downtime like we had in March).
I'd like to say thank you to Rob for always being there, through thick and thin. You're a great friend, and will make a great Chief Of Operations. Thank you for taking the load off my shoulders when I need you.
Now, to me. I will stay involved with the technical, financial, and development ends of the websites, so I will still be around as Deputy Chief Of Operations.
Congrats!
Seth Granville
Founder & Deputy Chief Of Operations

Members,
I know I've changed titles around a lot in the past, but we are going forward in a new direction with this forum.
I've changed the "Director Of Operations" to the "Chief Of Operations" because that title is much more understandable to emergency services personnel.
With that said, Rob Casasanta (RWC130) has been appointed as EMTBravo's Chief Of Operations. Rob has been a member of this forum since it's inception (10 years), and is the second person registered after me. He is proud to be a member, has helped to get this site to where it is today, and has always given me sound advice and guidance. He is very diplomatic, which is something we need. He has some great ideas to expand the site, like heading up the EMTBravo Muster, and has continued to show great initiative and planning for a successful future. He wants the best for this site and it's members.
Rob has always been someone I trusted greatly, and is a true friend and has no "agenda". He is tolerant, understanding, caring, and honest. It has come time to appoint someone to be my equal should something happen to me health wise and to assure the future of the site. In the next few weeks, we will be forming a written partnership agreement regarding this. I will also be training him and providing him with what he needs to run the site (so, for example, we don't have downtime like we had in March).
I'd like to say thank you to Rob for always being there, through thick and thin. You're a great friend, and will make a great Chief Of Operations. Thank you for taking the load off my shoulders when I need you.
Now, to me. I will stay involved with the technical, financial, and development ends of the websites, so I will still be around as Deputy Chief Of Operations.
Congrats!
Seth Granville
Founder & Deputy Chief Of Operations

Members,
I know I've changed titles around a lot in the past, but we are going forward in a new direction with this forum.
I've changed the "Director Of Operations" to the "Chief Of Operations" because that title is much more understandable to emergency services personnel.
With that said, Rob Casasanta (RWC130) has been appointed as EMTBravo's Chief Of Operations. Rob has been a member of this forum since it's inception (10 years), and is the second person registered after me. He is proud to be a member, has helped to get this site to where it is today, and has always given me sound advice and guidance. He is very diplomatic, which is something we need. He has some great ideas to expand the site, like heading up the EMTBravo Muster, and has continued to show great initiative and planning for a successful future. He wants the best for this site and it's members.
Rob has always been someone I trusted greatly, and is a true friend and has no "agenda". He is tolerant, understanding, caring, and honest. It has come time to appoint someone to be my equal should something happen to me health wise and to assure the future of the site. In the next few weeks, we will be forming a written partnership agreement regarding this. I will also be training him and providing him with what he needs to run the site (so, for example, we don't have downtime like we had in March).
I'd like to say thank you to Rob for always being there, through thick and thin. You're a great friend, and will make a great Chief Of Operations. Thank you for taking the load off my shoulders when I need you.
Now, to me. I will stay involved with the technical, financial, and development ends of the websites, so I will still be around as Deputy Chief Of Operations.
Congrats!
Seth Granville
Founder & Deputy Chief Of Operations

Members,
I know I've changed titles around a lot in the past, but we are going forward in a new direction with this forum.
I've changed the "Director Of Operations" to the "Chief Of Operations" because that title is much more understandable to emergency services personnel.
With that said, Rob Casasanta (RWC130) has been appointed as EMTBravo's Chief Of Operations. Rob has been a member of this forum since it's inception (10 years), and is the second person registered after me. He is proud to be a member, has helped to get this site to where it is today, and has always given me sound advice and guidance. He is very diplomatic, which is something we need. He has some great ideas to expand the site, like heading up the EMTBravo Muster, and has continued to show great initiative and planning for a successful future. He wants the best for this site and it's members.
Rob has always been someone I trusted greatly, and is a true friend and has no "agenda". He is tolerant, understanding, caring, and honest. It has come time to appoint someone to be my equal should something happen to me health wise and to assure the future of the site. In the next few weeks, we will be forming a written partnership agreement regarding this. I will also be training him and providing him with what he needs to run the site (so, for example, we don't have downtime like we had in March).
I'd like to say thank you to Rob for always being there, through thick and thin. You're a great friend, and will make a great Chief Of Operations. Thank you for taking the load off my shoulders when I need you.
Now, to me. I will stay involved with the technical, financial, and development ends of the websites, so I will still be around as Deputy Chief Of Operations.
Congrats!
Seth Granville
Founder & Deputy Chief Of Operations